Man drove to Kentucky to pick up 15-year-old girl, then had sex with her at his Belle Glade home

A 28-year-old man is facing charges after officials say he drove to Kentucky to pick up a 15-year-old girl, then took her to his home in Belle Glade to have sex.

Roberto Yat Pop Cruz met the girl on Facebook and fell in love, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office probable cause affidavit. He faces three counts of lewd and lascivious behavior and is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail.

When the alleged victim spoke with sheriff’s officers, she said she asked Yat Pop Cruz to pick her up from her home in Kentucky. She said once they were back at his home on Monday, they had sex.

Yat Pop Cruz told the girl, and later officers, it was his first time, according to the report.

Yat Pop Cruz explained the girl told him if he didn’t pick her up she would kill herself, according to the report. He said he felt obligated to drive from his home to Kentucky, even though he found out a month ago that she was 15.